CN100357107C - Ink cartridge and ink jet printer incorporating the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
A cartridge body is formed with a chamber storing ink and a recessed portion having an ink outlet port from which ink in the chamber flows out. An elastic gasket has a first through hole and is fitted into the recessed portion. A gasket stopper has a second through hole and is fitted into the recessed portion such that the gasket is pressed against an inner face of the recessed portion. A hollowed needle having a hole at a tip end thereof is inserted into the ink outlet port while passing through the first through hole and the second through hole and while enlarging the first through hole in order to supply the ink in the chamber to an ink jet recording head via the hole.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to print cartridge as the providing ink source of ink-jet printer.In more detail, the present invention relates to a kind of like this print cartridge: when described print cartridge is installed on the ink-jet printer, described print cartridge can utilize ink supply needle that ink is provided, described ink supply needle is arranged in the ink-jet printer side and inserts the cushion hand-hole, and described cushion hand-hole is formed on the packing ring that is connected to the ink outlet.
Background technology
In the print cartridge of the type, for example, as disclosed the same among Japan Patent publication No.2001-113723A and the 2002-192739A, be formed on the external peripheral surface of packing ring from the circumferential outer annular projection of giving prominence to that press-fits the packing ring that is assigned to the ink outlet, and the sealing of packing ring is guaranteed.That is, be assigned to the ink outlet if packing ring press-fits, then annular projection is pushed by force, and the gap between the inner circumferential surface of its ink inside outlet and the external peripheral surface of packing ring is sealed.As a result, prevent that air is through the ink housing tube of the gap between the inner circumferential surface of the external peripheral surface of packing ring and ink outlet in the outside intrusion print cartridge.And, prevent that bubble from flowing out from ink housing tube.
The packing ring that is connected to ink outlet is by making such as elastomeric material such as silicon rubber, chloroprene rubber, butyl rubber or such as the elastomer resin elastomeric material.These elastomeric materials and elastomer resin go bad as time goes by, and their plastic deformation becomes more serious.Therefore, weakened the sealing property of packing ring owing to the deterioration of accumulating along with time lapse, there is a kind of like this worry: promptly, when connecting print cartridge and dismounting print cartridge, act under the effect of the power on the packing ring, air by packing ring external peripheral surface and the gap between the inner circumferential surface of ink outlet inwardly invade from the outside, perhaps bubble escapes into the outside internally.And, be stored or print cartridge remains attached under the situation of long period in the printer at print cartridge, exist such worry: promptly, air is invaded between the inner circumferential surface of the external peripheral surface of packing ring and ink outlet gradually, thereby bubble is deposited in the ink exit.Thus, bubble may be fed into the ink gun side of ink-jet printer together along with ink, and the result causes the mistake discharging of ink droplets and can not discharge, and produces the deterioration of print quality.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of print cartridge, described print cartridge can guarantee the aeroseal between ink outlet and the packing ring for a long time.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of ink-jet printer that comprises this print cartridge as the providing ink source.
To achieve these goals,, provide a kind of print cartridge, comprising according to the present invention:
Box body, described box body are formed with first Room of storage ink and have first recess of ink outlet, and the ink in first Room flows out by described ink outlet;
Elasticity first packing ring with first through hole, described elasticity first packing ring is assembled in first recess; And
The first packing ring stop with second through hole, the described first packing ring stop is assemblied in first recess, and first packing ring is pressed on the inner surface of first recess.
By this structure, keep the air-tightness in the space between packing ring and the ink outlet by the packing ring stop.Therefore, and only keep the assembling of sealing opposite by the elastic restoring force of packing ring, even packing ring damaged along with time lapse, it is airtight that the sealing in this structure also can keep, and can prevent that wherein air from passing through described space.And,, therefore can when guaranteeing the packing ring position, prevent that the packing ring stop from dropping or dropping because the packing ring stop is directly to press-fit in first recess that fits over box body and remain on wherein.Thus, can improve reliability.
Preferably, the first packing ring stop has the sidepiece first surface in contact and the second surface that contacts with first packing ring with the inner surface of first recess, so that first packing ring is pressed on the bottom of inner surface of first recess.
In this case, when the packing ring stop being press-fited when fitting in first recess, can control its insertion amount.Thus, can control aeroseal.
Here, the bottom of the inner surface of preferred first recess is provided with around the circular protrusion of described ink outlet.
In this case, the second surface of projection incision packing ring, thus the aeroseal between packing ring and the ink outlet can be guaranteed.
Preferably, first packing ring has and is suitable for the projection that is assembled together with the first packing ring stop.
In this case, packing ring is press-fited fit in first recess before, be packing ring assembling packing ring stop.Thus, two parts can be assemblied in first recess simultaneously, and assembly working can be simplified.
Optionally, the preferred first packing ring stop has and the first sidepiece first surface in contact of the inner surface of first recess and the second surface that contacts with the inner surface of first through hole of first packing ring, thereby first packing ring is pressed on second sidepiece of the inner surface of first recess.
Here, it is outstanding preferably to form annular on the external peripheral surface of first packing ring, and second sidepiece of the outstanding inner surface with first recess of described annular contact, so that the sealing between exporting of assurance packing ring and ink.
Preferably, first valve body is arranged in first Room, and here, first elastic component is pushed first valve body to first recess, so that first through hole of first packing ring is closed by first valve body.
Preferably, box body is formed with second recess that is used to store second Room of useless ink and has ink entry, and useless ink flows into from described ink entry.Print cartridge further comprises: elasticity second packing ring, and it has third through-hole and is assemblied in second recess; And the second packing ring stop, it has fourth hole and is assemblied in second recess, and such second packing ring is crushed on the inner surface of second recess.
By this structure, can prevent reliably that useless ink from leaking by ink entry.
Here, preferably, the second packing ring stop has the sidepiece first surface in contact and the second surface that contacts with second packing ring with the inner surface of second recess, thereby second packing ring is pressed on the bottom of inner surface of second recess.
Further preferably, the bottom of the inner surface of second recess is provided with around the annular projection of ink outlet.
Further preferably, second packing ring has and is suitable for the projection that is assembled together with the second packing ring stop.
Optionally, the preferred second packing ring stop has and the first sidepiece first surface in contact of the inner surface of second recess and the second surface that contacts with the inner surface of the third through-hole of second packing ring, so that second packing ring is pressed on second sidepiece of inner surface of second recess.
Here, it is outstanding preferably to form annular on the external peripheral surface of second packing ring, and second sidepiece of the outstanding inner surface with second recess of described annular contacts.
Preferably, second valve body is arranged in second Room.Here, second elastic component is pushed second valve body to second recess, so that the third through-hole of second packing ring is closed by second valve body.
According to the present invention, a kind of ink-jet printer also is provided, comprising:
Ink jet print head; And
First hollow needle, the place, tip of described first hollow needle has first hole, and described first hollow needle can be in the ink outlet of inserting above-mentioned print cartridge when enlarging first through hole through first through hole and second through hole, simultaneously, so that the ink in first Room is conducted to ink jet print head by first hole.
Preferably, ink jet-print head also comprises second hollow needle, described second hollow needle has second hole at the place, tip, and described second hollow needle can be in by third through-hole and fourth hole and expansion third through-hole, insert the ink entry of print cartridge as claimed in claim 8, so that be conducted to second Room by second hole ink that will give up.
Pass through said structure, invade print cartridge owing to can prevent air reliably by the space between ink outlet and the packing ring, the bubble that the air that therefore can prevent to invade forms is conducted to ink jet print head with ink, and can prevent from underproof discharging and prevent to discharge ink droplet, thereby keep print quality.In addition, can prevent reliably that useless ink from leaking by ink entry.
According to the present invention, a kind of print cartridge also is provided, comprising:
China ink chamber, described black chamber have recess and the ink outlet that is formed on the housing inboard;
Elastic washer, described elastic washer is assemblied in the bottom of recess;
Movable cover, described movable cover is inserted by the top of recess, and movable cover separates ink housing tube and atmosphere communication chamber; And
Wind spring, described wind spring is pushed movable cover to ink housing tube,
Wherein, when ink is packed in the ink housing tube, ink is invaded the gap between the inner surface of movable cover and recess, forms ink meniscus (meniscus), wherein said gap be of a size of make ink meniscus intensity greater than acting on the ink pulling force that ink exports.
The thrust of preferred wind spring is less than the intensity of ink meniscus.
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By preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the annexed drawings, above purpose of the present invention and advantage will become obviously, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to the ink-jet printer that comprises print cartridge of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 A is the last perspective view of print cartridge;
Fig. 2 B is the following perspective view of print cartridge;
Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the decomposing state of print cartridge;
Fig. 4 A is the vertical view of print cartridge;
Fig. 4 B is the cutaway view of getting along Fig. 4 A center line IVB-IVB;
Fig. 5 A is the amplification view of print cartridge ink inside outlet, shows ink supply needle and does not insert state in the ink outlet;
Fig. 5 B is the amplification view of ink outlet, shows the state in the outlet of ink supply needle insertion ink; And
Fig. 6 is the amplification view according to the outlet of the ink in the print cartridge of second embodiment of the invention.
The specific embodiment
Describe embodiments of the invention below with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
As shown in Figure 1, ink-jet printer 1 comprises: cylinder 3 is used for transmitting print media 2 along the direction of arrow Y; Ink gun 4, the nozzle surface 4a of described ink gun is relative with cylinder 3; Carriage 5 is used to make ink gun 4 to move back and forth along the direction shown in the arrow X; Box installation portion 7, described box installation portion 7 can be installed print cartridge 10, and described print cartridge 10 is conducted to the ink of each color each ink nozzle of ink gun 4; And controller 8, described controller 8 is configured to drive the various piece in the ink-jet printer 1.
Ink-jet printer 1 comprises nozzle cover 9 in the position of departing from cylinder 3 along Print direction X.Nozzle cover 9 is connected with useless ink supply needle 7 (5) by pump 6.Therefore, if print cartridge 10 is installed in the box installation portion 7, then form useless ink collection path from nozzle cover 9 to useless ink chamber by the ink supply needle in print cartridge 10 7 (5).If under the state on the nozzle surface 4a of nozzle cover 9 tegmentums at ink gun 4, drive pump 6, then can will give up ink collection to useless ink chamber from the ink gun side.
Shown in Fig. 2 A to 4B, print cartridge 10 comprises 12 (1) to 12 (4) and the useless ink chamber 13 in four black chambers, and these black chambers are formed in the housing 11 of transverse extension.Housing 11 comprises housing body 11a and cover plate 11b, is used for the open top of seal casinghousing main body 11a.Cover plate 11b approaches, and its rear side almost is flat.The ink outlet 14 (1) to 14 (4) of each black chamber 12 (1) to 12 (4) and the bottom that is used for useless ink collection is formed on to the useless ink entry 15 of useless ink chamber 13 housing body 11a.
Four black chambers 12 (1) to 12 (4) all have the top of circular cross-section and opening, and described black chamber is formed with cylindrical housings 21 to 24.The open top end of each black chamber 12 (1) to 12 (4) is stopped that by the dividing plate of making such as plastic or other material 30 described dividing plate 30 is installed in the inboard of the periphery frame 28 of cross connecting plate 27.The cylindrical atmosphere connection port 30a that passes dividing plate 30 along the thickness direction of dividing plate 30 is formed on the some place corresponding with each black chamber 12 (1) to 12 (4).The open top end of the periphery board 28 of housing body 11a is stopped by cover plate 11b, and the slender space of extending along horizontal direction is formed between dividing plate 30 and the cover plate 11b.The L shaped space that extends to the space the housing 25 from above-mentioned space is formed to constitute useless ink chamber 13.Useless ink chamber 13 is filled with the ink absorber 17 that forms such as foam or felt materials etc.
The atmosphere connection port 18 that is used for making useless ink chamber 13 and atmosphere to be communicated with is formed on cover plate 11b and locates in opposite end, the end relative with housing 25.Atmosphere connection port 18 is provided with: recess 18a, described recess have circular cross-section and are formed on the outer surface of cover plate 11b; Be formed on the groove 18b on the outer surface of cover plate 11b; Through hole 18c, described through hole penetrate cover plate 11b and are communicated with useless ink chamber 13; And diaphragm seal 18d.The end of groove 18b is communicated with recess 18a, and its another end is communicated with through hole 18c.Diaphragm seal 18d is bonded to the outer surface of cover plate 11b, so that seal through hole 18c and groove 18b airtightly, thereby has only recess 18a to be exposed at the outer surface of cover plate 11b.
In useless ink chamber 13, have the square-section and do not have ink absorber 17 to be filled in wherein the empty 13a of portion and be formed on atmosphere connection port 30a and be arranged on part place in the dividing plate 30.Therefore, atmosphere connection port 30a keeps apart by corresponding empty 13a of portion and ink absorber 17.Similarly, have the square-section and do not have ink absorber 17 to be filled in the part place that through hole 18c that wherein the empty 13b of portion is formed on cover plate 11b is provided with, wherein through hole 18c and ink absorber 17 are kept apart.
The structure of black chamber 12 (1) to 12 (4) then, will be described.The ink of each color (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) is filled in the ink chamber 12 (1) to 12 (4).The structure of each black chamber 12 (1) to 12 (4) is consistent each other.Therefore, only describe the structure of black chamber 12 (1) below, and the independent description of other black chambers 12 (2) to 12 (4) will be omitted.
China ink chamber 12 (1) is provided with: the circular depressions 31 that is formed on cylindrical housings 21 inside; Be formed on the ink outlet 14 (1) of central part office of the lower surface of circular depressions 31; The movable cover 32 that opening portion (that is the open top part of circular depressions 31) by black chamber 12 (1) inserts; With the wind spring 33 that is used for movable cover 32 is upwards pushed away.Movable cover 32 makes the downside ink housing tube 34 that is provided with ink outlet 14 (1) separate with atmosphere communication chamber 35, and wherein said atmosphere communication chamber 35 is communicated with useless ink chamber 13 by atmosphere connection port 30a.Movable cover 32 is made into to move back and forth in vertical direction along the inner circumferential surface 31a of circular depressions 31.Movable cover 32 is provided with disc body 32a and cylindrical part 32b, and described cylindrical part 32b extends downwards from the external peripheral surface of main body 32a.
When ink is filled in the ink housing tube 34, the gap 36 between the inner circumferential surface of ink intrusion movable cover 32 and circular depressions 31, thus form ink meniscus.Be provided with enough greatly by the size with gap 36, the intensity of the ink meniscus that forms in respective clearance 36 is greater than the ink pulling force that acts in the ink outlet 14 (1), thereby can prevent that when implementing the ink pull operation ink meniscus from breaking.In the present embodiment, for example, the cylindrical part 32b of movable cover 32 is formed, so that its external dimensions is made into the little about 0.1mm of inside dimension than the inner circumferential surface 31a of circular depressions 31.Therefore, when movable cover 32 is inserted into when being connected with circular depressions 31, the wide gap 36 of 0.05mm is formed, and becomes the ring between them.
Because by the leaf spring 33 that movable cover 32 is upwards promoted, the inside of ink housing tube 34 always is maintained at predetermined negative pressure, therefore can prevent that ink from leaking into the outside from ink housing tube 34 by ink outlet 14 (1) there not being the ink pulling force to act under the state in the ink outlet 14 (1).And, even print cartridge 10 to laterally inclined or put upside down, does not have ink to leak to the atmosphere communication chamber 35 that is communicated with useless ink chamber 13 with the gap 36 between the movable cover 32 from the inner circumferential surface 31a of circular depressions 31 yet.
The thrust of wind spring 33 is set to the intensity and the ink pulling force that acts in the ink outlet 14 (1) less than ink meniscus.Therefore, can prevent that the thrust of wind spring 33 from making the ink meniscus breakage, and can prevent bubble intrusion ink housing tube 34.And, when ink when ink outlet 14 (1) is sucked, movable cover 32 is shifted to ink outlet 14 (1) in response to the ink suction force.
With reference to figure 5A and 5B, the airtight construction of ink outlet 14 (1) will be described below.Because the airtight construction of other ink outlets 14 (2) to 14 (4) and useless ink entry 15 is identical with ink outlet 14 (1), so their repetition of explanation will be omitted.
Ink outlet 14 (1) can be inserted box installation portion 7 places that wherein rectangle posting 7a is formed on ink-jet printer 1 sidepiece.Ink supply needle 7 (1) from the center of rectangle frame 7a to upper process.A plurality of ink ports 71 are formed on the tip portion of ink supply needle 7 (1), and ink channel 72 is formed on the inside of ink supply needle 7 (1).
When print cartridge 10 was installed in box installation portion 7 places, ink supply needle 7 (1) penetrated plastic foil 46 and inserts among the patchhole 42A, and packing ring 42 is widened simultaneously, thereby upwards pushes away valve body 44.As a result, the providing ink passage is formed via the nozzle bore of ink supply needle 7 (1) ink gun 41 from ink housing tube 34 to ink-jet printer.If print cartridge 10 removes from box installation portion 7, then valve body 44 is returned to the state of valve body 44 in abutting connection with packing ring 42 once more under the thrust effect of wind spring 45, thereby ink outlet 14 (1) is returned to closed condition.
The latter half that forms the cylindrical part 41 of ink outlet 14 (1) is made into Outer cylindrical part 51, described Outer cylindrical part 51 is provided with the circular inner circumferential surface 51a with first diameter, the first half of cylindrical part 41 is made into interior cylindrical part 52, cylindrical part 52 is provided with the circular inner circumferential surface 52a with second diameter in described, and described second diameter is less than first diameter.Therefore, annular end surface 53 is formed on the boundary between inner circumferential surface 51a and the inner circumferential surface 52a.Annular projection part 53a partly is formed on the annular end surface 53 along inner circumferential edge.Packing ring 42 and packing ring stop 43 are arranged in the Outer cylindrical part 51, and valve body 44 and wind spring 45 are arranged in the interior cylindrical part 52.
Owing to can be assembled to the annular end surface that fitting tab 42d in the packing ring stop 43 is formed on packing ring 42, therefore after packing ring 42 is mounted in the end of packing ring stop 43, can simultaneously parts 42 and 43 be press-fited and be fitted among the patchhole 42A.Thus, press-fited situation about being fitted among the patchhole 42A respectively with each parts and compared, can be simplified assembling.Therefore, state in the use in the ink-jet printer 1 of print cartridge 10 as the providing ink source, owing to inadequate sealing between packing ring and the ink outlet causes that air is prevented to the intrusion of ink gun side, thereby ink droplet can not spray or unsuitable injection can be avoided.Thus, can keep print quality.
Under ink is filled in situation in the ink housing tube 34 of black chamber 12 (1), shown in Fig. 4 B, movable cover 32 be positioned in circular depressions 31 the position, upper end near, thereby the capacity of atmosphere communication chamber 35 is minimized.
Because ink meniscus is formed in the gap 36 between the inner circumferential surface 31a of movable cover 32 and circular depressions 31, so the atmosphere communication chamber 35 that is communicated with useless ink chamber 13 and ink housing tube 34 is isolated from each other by movable cover 32.And owing to movable cover 32 is upwards pushed away towards atmosphere communication chamber 35 by wind spring 33, so the inside of ink housing tube 34 is keeping predetermined negative pressure state.
When the ink pulling force that is produced by ink gun 4 sides acts on ink outlet 14 (1) when going up, the thrust of movable cover 32 antagonism wind springs 33 moves to ink outlet 14 (1) sides, thereby the ink of scheduled volume is conducted to ink gun 4 from ink outlet 14 (1).
Because the intensity that is formed on the ink meniscus in the gap 36 between the inner circumferential surface 31a of mobile movable cover 32 and circular depressions 31 is greater than the ink pulling force, so ink meniscus can not destroyed by the ink pulling force.Therefore, can prevent that bubble from passing through gap 36 from atmosphere communication chamber 35 sides and invading ink housing tubes 34 sides.In addition, there is not ink to leak into atmosphere communication chamber 35 from ink housing tube 34 sides by gap 36.
Like this, the inside of ink housing tube 34 remains under the sufficient negative pressure state, and its ink inside can be supplied to and can not mix with bubble and can not make ink leakage.In the ink end, shown in Fig. 5 B, movable cover 32 is fallen the lower surface position contacting of it and circular depressions 31, and the capacity of ink housing tube 34 is minimized.
Fig. 6 illustrates the second embodiment of the present invention.Essential structure according to the airtight construction of present embodiment is basically the same as those in the first embodiment.Corresponding components is represented with identical Reference numeral, and will be omitted being repeated in this description of they.
Airtight construction according to the outlet of the ink of this embodiment comprises packing ring 420, and described packing ring 420 is press-fited to be assigned in the ink outlet 140, and comprises packing ring stop 430.Ink outlet 140 is identical with the ink outlet 14 (1) shown in Fig. 5 A and the 5B substantially.Yet annular end surface 53 is formed into plane surface, and annular projection part 53a is not set.The center of packing ring 420 is provided with patchhole 42A, and excircle part 421 press-fits among the inner circumferential surface 51a that fits over ink outlet 140.Annular outstanding 422 is formed on the excircle part 421.Packing ring stop 430 is made into annular on the whole, and is formed and has L shaped cross section, and wherein cylindrical part 432 partly extends upward from the inner circumferential edge of annular bottom plate part 431.
The external peripheral surface 433 of annular bottom plate part 431 is press-fited among the circular inner circumferential surface 51a that fits over ink outlet 140.The external peripheral surface 434 of cylindrical part 432 is assembled in the inner circumferential surface 423, and described inner circumferential surface 423 limits the patchhole 42A of packing ring 420, and taper pin guiding surface 424 is continuous with inner circumferential surface 423.And the external peripheral surface 434 of cylindrical part 432 is faced with the annular outstanding 422 that press-fits the state of joining and packing ring 420.
When packing ring 420 is press-fited when fitting in the ink outlet 140, the external peripheral surface 421 of packing ring 420 contacts with inner circumferential surface 51a with outstanding 422 states that are extruded of annular.Fitted in the ink outlet 140 if packing ring stop 430 press-fits, then the external peripheral surface 434 of cylindrical part 432 is assembled in packing ring 420 inboards, and its middle washer 420 is forced to be pushed into interior cylindrical surface 51a.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, external peripheral surface 421 in the packing ring on being installed in ink outlet 140 (annular outstanding 422 is formed on herein) is pushed into the inner circumferential surface 51a at ink outlet side place by packing ring stop 430, and the gas-tight seal between external peripheral surface 421 and the inner circumferential surface 51a is guaranteed.Therefore, even packing ring 420 damages through using for a long time, and masterpiece is used on the packing ring 420 when connecting and dismantle print cartridge 10, also can keep gas-tight seal between them.
In addition, the invention is not restricted to the foregoing description.It can carry out various changes.For example, although described the ink outlet of using circular depressions in an embodiment, also can use the recess of rectangle.In this case, if packing ring and packing ring stop are shaped to packing ring and the packing ring stop can be assembled in the square-shaped recess, then can realize similar effects.
And, the external peripheral surface of packing ring stop to press-fit join the operation contributive part need not be the whole circumference surface, can be the part of external peripheral surface.And described assembly can comprise that a plurality of annulars that are formed on the packing ring external peripheral surface are outstanding.
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1. print cartridge comprises:
Box body, described box body are formed with first Room of storage ink and have first recess of ink outlet, and the ink in first Room flows out from described ink outlet;
Elasticity first packing ring with first through hole, described elasticity first packing ring is assembled in first recess; And
The first packing ring stop, the described first packing ring stop have second through hole, with the contacted first surface of sidepiece inner surface of first recess, and push first packing ring so that the contacted second surface of bottom interior surface of first packing ring and first recess.
2. print cartridge according to claim 1, wherein, the bottom interior surface of described first recess is provided with around the annular projection of described ink outlet.
3. print cartridge according to claim 1, wherein, described first packing ring has and is suitable for the projection that is assembled together with the first packing ring stop.
4. print cartridge according to claim 1, wherein, it is outstanding to form annular on the external peripheral surface of first packing ring, and described annular is outstanding contacts with the sidepiece inner surface of first recess.
5. print cartridge according to claim 1 wherein, also comprises:
First valve body, described first valve body is arranged in first Room; And
First elastic component, described first elastic component is pushed first valve body to first recess, so that first through hole of first packing ring is closed by first valve body.
6. print cartridge according to claim 1, wherein,
Described box body is formed with second recess that is used to store second Room of useless ink and has ink entry, and useless ink flows into from described ink entry; And
Described print cartridge further comprises:
Elasticity second packing ring, it has third through-hole and is assemblied in second recess; And
The second packing ring stop, its have fourth hole, with contacted the 3rd surface of sidepiece inner surface of second recess, and push second packing ring so that contacted the 4th surface of the bottom interior surface of second packing ring and second recess.
7. print cartridge according to claim 6, wherein, the bottom interior surface of described second recess is provided with around the annular projection of described ink outlet.
8. print cartridge according to claim 6, wherein, described second packing ring has and is suitable for the projection that is assembled together with the second packing ring stop.
9. print cartridge according to claim 6, wherein, it is outstanding to form annular on the external peripheral surface of second packing ring, and described annular is outstanding contacts with the sidepiece inner surface of second recess.
10. print cartridge according to claim 6 wherein, also comprises:
Second valve body, described second valve body is arranged in second Room; And
Second elastic component, described second elastic component is pushed second valve body to second recess, so that the third through-hole of second packing ring is closed by second valve body.
11. an ink-jet printer comprises:
Ink jet print head; And
First hollow needle, the place, tip of described first hollow needle has first hole, and described first hollow needle is suitable for by first through hole and second through hole and insert when enlarging first through hole in the ink outlet of print cartridge as claimed in claim 1, so that the ink in first Room is conducted to ink jet print head via first hole.
12. ink-jet printer according to claim 11, wherein, also comprise second hollow needle, described second hollow needle has second hole at the place, tip, and described second hollow needle is suitable for inserting in the ink entry of print cartridge as claimed in claim 8 by third through-hole and fourth hole and when enlarging third through-hole, so that be conducted to second Room via second hole ink that will give up.
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